Garbage-receptacle.



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GARBAGE RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILED APR-7,1917;

Patented Apr. 23;}191

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GARBAGE IRECEPTACLE.

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Specification of Letters Patent. 7

Fatenteol Apr.23, iaie.

Application filed April 7, 1917. Serial No. 160,571.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK W7. Rors'rnn, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Wilmington, in the county of New Hanover and State ofNorth Carolina, have invented new and useful Improvements inGarbage-Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates. to a garbage receptacle and has particularreference to a device of this character which is placed in the groundand kept closed so as to exclude flies and other vermin therefrom,provision being made for readily opening the receptacle when it isdesired to place garbage therein.

A further object of this'invention is to provide a receptacle forgarbage or other trash which will not allow the escape of obnoxious andunhealthful odors therefrom.

A. still further object is to provide a receptacle for a garbage canwhich will protect same from ill treatment and weather.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and theparticular features of novelty will be pointed out in the appendedclaims.

In the drawings, in which similar characters of reference denote similarparts in all the views,

Figure l is a plan view of the device,

Fig. 2 is a side view of the device certain parts being shown insection,

Fig. 3 is an end view of the device, certain parts being shown insection,

Fig. 4L is a view of the operating levers,

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the frame of the cover,

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a portion of the frame of the cover.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, a receptacle 1 of suitablematerial, such as concrete, is provided which is placed in the groundwith the upper edge of same substantially flush with the surface of theground. The upper portion of the receptacle l is tapered downwardly asshown clearly in Fig. 2. The receptacle 1 is adapted to receive agarbage can 2 of any ordinary construction, the upper edge of the receptacle being provided with a flange 3 which receives a frame 4, whichis hinged to the top of the receptacle 1 at 5.

i the receptacle 1.

As shown in F ig. 5, the frame 4: is provided with oppositely disposeddepending arms 6. Extending between the arms and spouts 9 and 10 whichare provided with similar sides 11 and 12. The spout 9 is pivoted on ashaft 18wh1ch is journaled in opposite sides of the frame 4;, while thespout 10 is pivoted on shaft 1%, likewise in opposite sides of theframe.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2 when the spouts 9 and 10 are in their normalposition, or closed, the upper side of each spout is substantially inthe same longitudinal plane with the frame 4 and the upper edge of thereceptacle 1 and the edges of the spouts fit closely together. Mountedon the frame 4- is a hook 15 which is adapted to be swung over the twoadjoining edges of the spouts 9 and 10, to hold the same when the frame1 is raised.

Pivotally mounted on the shaft 7 and ad jacent the inner sides of thedepending arms 6 are levers 16 which are as shown for a por tion oftheir length arcuate shaped. The rod 7 extends through these levers nearone end of same and the other end of these levers is provided with aplurality of rollers 17. Mounted on the depending arms 6 in brackets 18are push rods 19 carrying at one end a head 20. The lower ends of therods 19 terminate in an enlarged portion 21 from which extend angularlydisposed arms 22. The upper ends of the rods 19 extend above the top ofthe frame 4. Secured to the end of each arm 22 is a link 23 which issecured to the ends of the levers 16 as shown clearly in Fig. 4:. Asshown in Fig. 3, the rollers 17 are disposed toward each other and asshown in Fig. 2, these rollers serve to support the spouts 9 and 10 andlimit the downward movement of same.

Mounted on the frame 1 is a handle 2-1 for assistance in raising theframe. It is obvious that the enlarged portion 21 being positioned belowthe bracket 18 will limit the upward movement of the rod 19 by wedgingagainst said bracket.

j ournaled From the above description, it is obvious that the operationof the device is as follows:

With the'parts assembled as shown in the 1 cause the longer arms of saidlevers to move upwardly, forcing the spouts 9 andlO upwardly upon theirpivots 13 and 14 as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2. The garbage orother trash may then be dumped into the jspouts 9 and 10 from Where itwill pass into the can 2. j Upon the release of the rods'l9, it can-bereadily seen that the weight of the long arms of the lever willallowsame to drop and allow the spouts 9 and 10 to resume their normalposition,

It is obvious that by this device, I have constructed a receptacle forgarbage or other trash which; will fulfil the objects above mentionedand which is easy 'and inexpensive to manufacture, and strong anddurable in operation, but I desire it understood that various minorchanges in the form and proportion may be made that may fairly fallwithin the scope of the invention without departing fromthe spirit ofsaid invention.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is,

1. In a device of the class described, in combination a receptacle, aframe secured to the upper portion of said receptacle, spouts pivoted atopposite ends of said frame, the upper edges of said spouts lyingadjacent each other, depending arms sccured to the frame at oppositesides thereof,

a shaft secured to and between said arms, a plurality of levers mountedon said shaft, and means secured to the arms for raising said levers.

2. In a device of the character described, a receptacle, a framehingedly secured to the top of the receptacle, spouts pivotally mountedin said frame near the opposite ends of same, depending arms secured tothe frame, a shaft secured to and between said arms, a plurality oflevers mounted near opposite ends of said shaft, rollers carried by saidlevers at their longer ends, a rod secured to each of said dependingarms and connected to the short arm of each of said levers, and areceptacle positioned within the first named receptacle.

FRANK W. ROYSTER.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). G.

